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Shiny Happy People Piss Me Off

Sometimes I fear that there is something dreadfully wrong with me, because happy people piss me off. Share a rant, and I'll be there to defend you. Tell a sob story and I'll run over with tissues. But gush on and on about how fantastic life is? Not only do I find you boring, I'll eventually come to see you as an annoying scab whose very sight makes me want to vomit. "Seeing you so happy makes me unhappy." I like to think that I'm a good person. I obey the law, practice good manners, and have high morals. So why can't I stand these happy people? Some call these people "refreshing" and "delightful." I call them "tiring," because spending an entire day with...

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A New Manifesto

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.             ~ Thornton Wilder Last week, a friend posed the question Why I Blog. (Why Do You?) The post was perfectly timed, because I had been struggling with the premise behind this blog for the past few weeks. Technorati's 10 most popular blogs as of November 22, 2009 Lately I have become disenchanted with the blogsphere, by the mere corporatization of the blogging world and its community. I no longer consider the top blogs blogs. I consider them internet magazines, run by staff, featuring multiple writers, subject to corporate scrutiny, and driven by profit. Little by little, I found myself glancing over their headlines, ignoring them, then unsubscribing to some altogether. I...

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